FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cleveland, OH – Northern Ohio new vehicle sales increased by 22.41 percent in April when compared to the same month last year. According to figures released today by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association (GCADA), a total of 23,124 new vehicles were registered last month, compared to the 18,890 sales in April of 2024. Year to date sales figures are now up 8.72 percent over last year.
“Last month was the largest new car selling April in 10 years,” says Louis A. Vitantonio, president of the GCADA. “The rush to purchase or lease a new vehicle to avoid a potential cost increase was a driving factor, as each manufacturer addresses tariff implications with regard to pricing.”
“At this time, the new and used auto sales market is fluid, and predictability in consumer demand is difficult to determine.”
Used vehicle sales totaled 19,196 in the month of April, an increase of 1.43 percent compared to the same month last year, and down by 6.02 percent year over year.
Chevrolet remains Northern Ohio’s best-selling brand, with 3,346 new vehicles sold in April. Ford’s sales of 2,662 kept the brand in second place. Honda held onto third with 2,249, still followed by Kia and Toyota with 1,981 and 1,603 sales, respectively.
New-car and truck sales in Northern Ohio
April ‘25 / April ‘24 & YTD
|
|
April ‘25
|
April ‘24
|
YTD
April ‘25
|
YTD
April ‘24
|
April Chg.
|
YTD
April Chg.
|
|
ACURA
|
131
|
120
|
394
|
446
|
9.17%
|
-11.66%
|
|
ALFA ROMEO
|
10
|
18
|
48
|
83
|
-44.44%
|
-42.17%
|
|
ASTON MARTIN
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
-50.00%
|
-28.57%
|
|
AUDI
|
142
|
131
|
459
|
487
|
8.40%
|
-5.75%
|
|
BENTLEY
|
3
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
-62.50%
|
-16.67%
|
|
BMW
|
276
|
216
|
933
|
892
|
27.78%
|
4.60%
|
|
BUICK
|
851
|
536
|
2740
|
2115
|
58.77%
|
29.55%
|
|
CADILLAC
|
351
|
229
|
1107
|
869
|
53.28%
|
27.39%
|
|
CHEVROLET
|
3346
|
2600
|
11,258
|
9740
|
28.69%
|
15.59%
|
|
CHRYSLER
|
102
|
60
|
400
|
286
|
70.00%
|
39.86%
|
|
DODGE
|
99
|
197
|
489
|
641
|
-49.75%
|
-23.71%
|
|
FIAT
|
3
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
0.00%
|
1500.00%
|
|
FORD
|
2662
|
2404
|
8979
|
9100
|
10.73%
|
-1.33%
|
|
FREIGHTLINER
|
104
|
43
|
434
|
283
|
141.86%
|
53.36%
|
|
GENESIS
|
103
|
62
|
302
|
264
|
66.13%
|
14.39%
|
|
GMC
|
857
|
674
|
2855
|
2339
|
27.15%
|
22.06%
|
|
HINO
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
33.33%
|
-16.67%
|
|
HONDA
|
2249
|
1810
|
7048
|
6632
|
24.25%
|
6.27%
|
|
HYUNDAI
|
1311
|
1072
|
3971
|
3937
|
22.29%
|
0.86%
|
|
INFINITI
|
39
|
27
|
117
|
97
|
44.44%
|
20.62%
|
|
INTERNATIONAL
|
33
|
33
|
176
|
161
|
0.00%
|
9.32%
|
|
ISUZU
|
13
|
9
|
50
|
64
|
44.44%
|
-21.88%
|
|
JAGUAR
|
7
|
15
|
24
|
44
|
-53.33%
|
-45.45%
|
|
JEEP
|
1141
|
937
|
3889
|
3627
|
21.77%
|
7.22%
|
|
KENWORTH
|
42
|
49
|
173
|
168
|
-14.29%
|
2.98%
|
|
KIA
|
1981
|
1502
|
6382
|
5237
|
31.89%
|
21.86%
|
|
LAND ROVER
|
82
|
53
|
254
|
230
|
54.72%
|
10.43%
|
|
LEXUS
|
285
|
203
|
867
|
763
|
40.39%
|
13.63%
|
|
LINCOLN
|
226
|
154
|
739
|
610
|
46.75%
|
21.15%
|
|
MACK
|
22
|
17
|
72
|
57
|
29.41%
|
26.32%
|
|
MASERATI
|
0
|
15
|
4
|
26
|
-100.00%
|
-84.62%
|
|
MAZDA
|
648
|
454
|
2006
|
1928
|
42.73%
|
4.05%
|
|
MERCEDES BENZ
|
346
|
276
|
1039
|
926
|
25.36%
|
12.20%
|
|
MINI
|
36
|
15
|
82
|
61
|
140.00%
|
34.43%
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
4
|
15
|
20
|
52
|
-73.33%
|
-61.54%
|
|
MITSUBISHI
|
104
|
139
|
438
|
416
|
-25.18%
|
5.29%
|
|
NISSAN
|
741
|
680
|
2408
|
2505
|
8.97%
|
-3.87%
|
|
PETERBILT
|
113
|
110
|
382
|
287
|
2.73%
|
33.10%
|
|
PORSCHE
|
97
|
59
|
229
|
166
|
64.41%
|
37.95%
|
|
RAM
|
793
|
563
|
2985
|
2463
|
40.85%
|
21.19%
|
|
ROLLS-ROYCE
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
-66.67%
|
-33.33%
|
|
SUBARU
|
1282
|
1176
|
4662
|
4317
|
9.01%
|
7.99%
|
|
TESLA
|
259
|
327
|
912
|
1064
|
-20.80%
|
-14.29%
|
|
TOYOTA
|
1603
|
1284
|
5642
|
5601
|
24.84%
|
0.73%
|
|
VOLKSWAGEN
|
469
|
494
|
1897
|
1755
|
-5.06%
|
8.09%
|
|
VOLVO
|
141
|
85
|
409
|
323
|
65.88%
|
26.63%
|
|
WESTERN STAR
|
11
|
11
|
28
|
48
|
0.00%
|
-41.67%
|
|
Total Cars and Trucks
|
23,124
|
18,890
|
77,343
|
71,142
|
22.41%
|
8.72%
|
Retail sales figures are based on vehicle registration reports from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Vehicle sales data includes all dealers in these 21 counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne.
About the GCADA
The Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association (GCADA) has served the retail automobile industry and community with integrity and distinction since 1915. Today, located in Broadview Heights, GCADA represents over 280 franchised motor vehicle dealers, which include new-car, truck, motorcycle and RV dealers in 32 Ohio counties along the Lake Erie shore and beyond. More information on the GCADA can be found at www.gcada.org.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sara Panza
440-746-1500 | spanza@gcada.org
